The great disingenuous that accompanies much of the asbestos industries attempt to defend the indefensible arises from the fact that because individual asbestos fibers are so small, less than 0.02 microns in diameter, and are a mineral fiber and not technically "manufactured," they didn't come with serial numbers or other...

New uses of asbestos in much of the industrialized world have been reduced. The EU has banned the material and in the U.S., concerns over liability have reduced its application. Of course, in the U.S., it can still be found a wide variety of locations and uses throughout the country....

Few places on the earth are more associated with asbestos than Libby, Montana. Of course, that is because few places on earth are more contaminated with asbestos than Libby, Montana. The town has become intimately associated with asbestos because it was home to the Zonolite vermiculite mine, which supplied 80...

There are many unfortunate consequences to the use of asbestos throughout the industrialized world. That there are so many unsuspecting victims is perhaps the greatest tragedy. Workers, their spouses and children, were unwittingly exposed to asbestos in the thousands of industrial uses where it was employed. Additionally, the long time...

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August is National Crayon Collection MonthHave you ever noticed the crayons many restaurants provide to young children to play with during their meals? Do you wonder what happens to these crayons? Well, in many cases, they end up in landfills. In fact, according to some...

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